US EditionSharaz Ali found guilty of murdering ex-partner's sister and her three children in Bradford house fire
Sharaz Ali, motivated by jealousy and fueled by drugs and alcohol, was convicted of murdering four family members in a fire set as revenge for a broken relationship, prosecutors said.
- On Wednesday, Doncaster Crown Court convicted Sharaz Ali of four counts of murder and one count of attempted murder after he set fire to a Westbury Road, Bradford home last year, killing Bryonie Gawith and her three children.
- Driven by jealousy after his ex left him, Ali targeted the home; prosecutors said he was fuelled by drink and drugs after Antonia Gawith ended an abusive seven-year relationship.
- CCTV and Ring doorbell footage show Calum Sunderland filling a seven-litre canister and kicking the door in as Sharaz Ali doused the hallway with petrol and ignited it.
- Following convictions, Mr Justice Hilliard said `I don't think anyone who heard Antonia's desperate cries for help will ever forget them`, as Ali faces life imprisonment and Sunderland awaits sentencing.
- Family of Bryonie Gawith described their grief as 'unimaginable sadness and grief,' while Detective Chief Inspector Stacey Atkinson said victims would still be alive if not for Ali's actions.
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Man Who Killed Ex-partner’s Sister and Her Children in Fire Guilty of Murder
A man who killed his former partner’s sister and her three children by setting fire to their house in a botched revenge attack has been found guilty of murder. Sharaz Ali was “motivated by jealousy and fuelled by drink and drugs” when he started the “catastrophic” blaze at the home of Bryonie Gawith and her three young children in the early hours of August 21 last year. A court heard Ali, 40, went to “take revenge” on his former partner, Bryonie…
Man guilty of murdering ex's sister and her three kids in house fire - Birmingham Live
Sharaz Ali, 40, was convicted at Doncaster Crown Court of four counts of murder and one count of attempted murder following the fatal arson attack in Bradford in August 2024
Man guilty of murdering his ex-girlfriend's sister and three children in devastating Bradford house fire
A man has been convicted of killing a mother and her three young children by deliberately starting a fire at their Bradford home.Sharaz Ali, 40, was found guilty of murdering Bryonie Gawith, 29, along with her daughter Denisty, nine, son Oscar, five, and toddler Aubree Birtle, who was just 22 months old. The blaze was an act of vengeance after Bryonie's sister Antonia ended her relationship with Ali, Doncaster Crown Court heard.A jury found Ali …
Chilling moments before man starts fire killing mother and three children
CCTV footage shows two men filling up a canister with fuel before a deadly house fire, which killed a mother and her three children. Bryonie Gawith, 29, along with her children Denisty Birtle, nine, Oscar Birtle, five and 22-month-old Aubree Birtle, died from injuries sustained in the fire at Westbury Road, Bradford, in August 2024. Sharaz Ali, 40, set fire to Ms Gawith’s home, where his ex-partner Antonia, Bryonie’s sister, had been staying aft…
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Verdicts in house fire murder trial
A MAN who killed his former partner's sister and her three children by setting fire to their house in a revenge attack has been found guilty of…
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